With the integration of the remains from the other three androids, Fusion Android 13's power surged exponentially. Despite lacking a ki signature, his body radiated an overwhelming presence.
"You've absorbed three pieces of trash and expect to defeat me?" Vegeta said with a dismissive smirk.
"Trash or not, you'll find out once I test it on you," Fusion Android 13 replied before charging at Vegeta with astonishing speed.
Before Vegeta could react, Fusion Android 13 landed a powerful punch to his face. Vegeta wiped his mouth with the back of his hand, noticing a trickle of blood at the corner of his lips.
"Damn you! You dare to mar the face of the Saiyan Prince?! You'll pay for this!" Vegeta shouted angrily, clenching his fists and launching attacks left and right, hitting Fusion No. 13 in the face.
'Boom! Boom! Boom!'
But the attacks barely phased the fused android.
"Hmph, is this the best the so-called Saiyan Prince can do?" Fusion Android 13 sneered, standing unaffected.
Suddenly, he wrapped his arms around Vegeta, squeezing him tightly. With a brutal knee strike to Vegeta's chin, he sent the Saiyan reeling.
"Bastard!"
Vegeta coughed up blood, his body staggered from the force of the blow. Fusion Android 13 gave him no chance to recover. Grabbing Vegeta's head with one hand, he pounded his stomach repeatedly with the other.
'Boom! Boom! Boom!'
Devastating blow after devastating blow left Vegeta limp, his arms hanging at his sides. But Fusion Android 13 wasn't done. He pressed Vegeta's head into the ground and dragged him across the terrain for dozens of meters, leaving a long trench behind.
"You miserable brat, now you've truly enraged me!"
From beneath the rubble, Vegeta's voice roared out as a massive burst of energy erupted from his body, pushing Fusion Android 13 back.
Vegeta summoned a ki blast into his hand, hurling it straight at the android. The moment it struck, the explosion shook the ground.
'Boom!'
"Hah… that's… the price… for underestimating me!" Vegeta panted heavily, barely able to stand.
But before the smoke could clear, Fusion Android 13 emerged unscathed. He grabbed Vegeta by the neck, slamming him into the ground with one hand while generating a crimson energy blast with the other.
"Goku, go help Vegeta! If this keeps up, he'll be killed!" Krillin pleaded as he watched Vegeta struggle helplessly.
Although Vegeta had been an enemy in the past, after three years of living on Earth, he had become its protector. Seeing his dire state, Krillin couldn't bear the thought of Vegeta dying.
However, Goku shook his head.
"It's not the right time to act yet, Krillin. You should know that Vegeta has an immense sense of pride."
"He would never accept my help. We have to wait until he loses consciousness before stepping in."
'Boom!'
The ki blast from Fusion Android 13 struck Vegeta, triggering a violent explosion. Yet, despite the point-blank attack, Vegeta remained standing. His body was battered, his clothes shredded, but he refused to fall.
"It's... not over yet!" Vegeta growled stubbornly.
For three years, he had been chasing after Kakarot's strength. How could he fall so easily here?
Summoning the last reserves of his energy, Vegeta formed a concentrated ki blast in his hand and hurled it at Fusion Android 13 with all his might.
Fusion Android 13 responded with his own attack. He generated a red, spherical energy blast in his hands and launched it to intercept Vegeta's attack.
The two blasts collided, but instead of an explosion, Fusion Android 13's energy absorbed Vegeta's ki blast. The fused energy surged toward Vegeta at incredible speed.
Exhausted from his last attack, Vegeta had no strength left to dodge. He could only brace himself as the energy struck him directly.
'Boom!'
The explosion engulfed Vegeta, creating a massive cloud of smoke and dust. When the air cleared, Vegeta was lying unconscious in a crater, his battered body unmoving.
At this moment, the Saiyan Prince's pride was shattered—he was nothing more than a defeated warrior.
Fusion Android 13, seeing his chance, raised his arm and moved toward Vegeta to finish him off. Just as he was about to act, Goku intervened.
Instantly teleporting in front of Fusion Android 13, Goku grabbed the android's wrist, stopping his attack.
Meanwhile, Krillin used this moment to rush to Vegeta. He picked up the unconscious Saiyan and carried him to safety. Giving Vegeta a Senzu Bean, Krillin watched as his injuries healed almost immediately. Vegeta's eyes snapped open, his strength restored.
"Your opponent is me now," Goku said firmly as he released Fusion Android 13's hand.
"You were our target from the beginning, Goku. Since you've come to me now, I'll take this opportunity to kill you!"
Fusion Android 13 dismissed Goku, assuming there was little difference in strength between him and Vegeta.
Goku remained calm and transformed into a Super Saiyan.
"You're not going to use your full power? It seems you've underestimated me," Fusion Android 13 sneered, visibly disappointed.
Angered by Goku's perceived nonchalance, Fusion Android 13 charged toward him, firing multiple ki blasts as he closed the distance. Before the blasts reached Goku, Fusion Android 13 detonated them, creating a thick cloud of smoke and dust that enveloped Goku's position.
"Then I'll make sure you won't have a chance to use your full strength!" Fusion Android 13 threatened.
"Goku, be careful!" his friends called out, their voices filled with concern.
Without a clear view and unable to sense the android's energy, most warriors would be vulnerable in such conditions.
But Goku was familiar with the technique of Ultra Instinct. With his heightened reflexes, he effortlessly evaded Fusion Android 13's sneak attack and countered with precision.
From the battlefield's edge, the Z Fighters could only watch as Fusion Android 13 charged into the smoke—only to be blasted out at an incredible speed moments later.
'Boom!'
The fused android crashed into a distant ridge, the force of impact sending debris flying before the rocks collapsed and buried him beneath the rubble.
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